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Portugal: Poverty Rate

An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.

Portugal

Latest value

· 2025

15.40% of people

EU 16.23 · -0.8 pp vs Europe

European ranking

17 / 30

Down 3 positions compared with previous year

Recent trend

Open trend

Population

10.7M

Country population · 2025

What this indicator measures

Measures the share of people whose equivalised disposable income after social transfers is below 60% of the national median. It is a relative-income measure rather than a measure of absolute poverty.

Lower values generally represent a more favorable situation.

Data source: Eurostat At-risk-of-poverty rate TESPM010

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· 2025 · 9 regions

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Internal regions

Comparison of values across the country's regions for this indicator.

  1. 1

    Alentejo

    +16.23

    17.90

  2. 2

    Região Autónoma dos Açores

    +12.34

    17.30

  3. 3

    Oeste e Vale do Tejo

    +11.69

    17.20

  4. 4

    Centro (PT)

    +10.39

    17.00

  5. 5

    Região Autónoma da Madeira

    +7.79

    16.60

  6. 6

    Península de Setúbal

    +1.95

    15.70

  7. 7

    Norte

    +1.30

    15.60

  8. 8

    Algarve

    -1.95

    15.10

  9. 9

    Grande Lisboa

    -20.78

    12.20

More context on this indicator

At a glance

Portugal performs more favourably than the European benchmark on At-risk-of-poverty rate, although the difference is relatively small. The trend context points to clearer recent change. The wider topic context is mixed, combining pressure signals and relative strengths. Regional evidence also shows internal variation.

European comparison in Portugal

In Portugal, Poverty risk is close to the European benchmark and slightly better: 15.4% versus 16.2% in 2025, a gap of 0.8 percentage points.

Recent trend

In Portugal, the medium-term pattern is broadly stable: the value moved from 16.20% in 2020 to 15.40% in 2025. Although the primary period is broadly stable, the latest step, from 16.60% in 2024 to 15.40% in 2025, shows material improvement and provides a clearer recent signal.

Regional differences in Portugal

In Portugal, regional values for Poverty risk are relatively close. Across 9 comparable regions, Alentejo records the highest value (17.9%) and Grande Lisboa the lowest (12.2%), a gap of 5.7 percentage points.

Reading within the topic

In Portugal, Poverty & Financial Vulnerability shows a mixed picture: pressure signals and relative strengths coexist across this indicator and its related indicators compared with Europe. Recent changes among related indicators are also mixed, with improvement in some and deterioration in others.